You Must Remember

You must remember

That I choose you

It was me that asked you

To come to me

I saw you and wanted you,

To be mine and only mine

To turn to me

And give me your heart

So if you choose to walk away

It will be your doing

As I would never push you away

Because you are too precious to me

I will always be waiting for you

To come back to me

I will grab you in an embrace

And never let you go

It is not about you

It is about us

Individuality is good

But connection is even better

Don’t think what they can do for me

Instead, what can you do for them?

Sometimes it is better to think

Of others before yourself

Life can be lonely

So it is important to reach out

To show love and respect for others

And see the smiles on their faces

Don’t do things for your own glory

It may make you happy for a moment

But it will quickly fade

Like the sun at the end of the day

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019